THE LATEST
Energy & Environment | November 5, 2008
Staying Warm and Saving Money
CAP offers 10 tips for making your home more energy efficient
while saving money on heating bills this winter. Poverty & Mobility | November 3, 2008
The Price of Poverty
New research from the UK confirms what CAP showed in 2007—child poverty drags down a nation’s economy.Interactives | October 31, 2008
The Week in Photos
This week, CAP offered recommendations for health reform,
took a look at community supported agriculture, and outlined next steps for the
mortgage crisis.Democracy & Human Rights | October 31, 2008
Bolstering Domestic Human Rights
CAP event features a new blueprint
recommending changes to help the new government monitor human rights in the
United States.Public Opinion | October 31, 2008
The Public Is Ready for Change
The public wants new economic policies, as well as action on Iraq and Afghanistan, energy, and health care, writes Ruy Teixeira.ALSO FROM THE CENTER
- Green Jobs in Action: Interactive Graphic on the Meaning of Green Jobs
- Can Dismal GDP Numbers Spur Action?: Free-Market Ideology Not Working
- Plummeting Press Freedom: Think Again by Eric Alterman
- http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/10/ftc100.html The Future of Consumer Protection
- Double Standard: Next Administration Faces Agency Problems
A CLOSER LOOK
FOUR PROGRESSIVE PRIORITIES
- Restoring America's global leadership
- Seizing the energy opportunity
- Creating progressive growth
- Delivering universal health care
ASK THE EXPERT
Millennials Are More Progressive and More Similar on the Economy
Amanda Logan on why young blacks, whites, and Hispanics have
more similar—and more progressive—economic views, and how this may affect the
election.
PUBLICATIONS
Tales of Teacher Absence
Report from Raegen Miller analyzes new data
and finds patterns of teacher absence that provide insight into possible policy
solutions to reduce absence rates.
Millennial Economics: It Don’t Matter if You’re Black or White (or Hispanic)
CAPAF study from Amanda Logan and David
Madland shows that young adults' opinions on the economy are becoming more alike
and more progressive.
- More Equity and Less Red Tape: Report from Robert Gordon on rethinking the comparability and compliance provisions in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
- Green Recovery: John D. Podesta unveils a new program to create good jobs and build a low-carbon economy.
- The Coldest Days of the Cold War: The next U.S. president can learn much from looking at that time and the approaches of Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy.
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